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The Standardized Testing Debate

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U.S. education policy divides over whether testing tied to funding improves accountability or narrows instruction to "teaching the test"; both positions are stated.

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One position argues testing exposes achievement gaps otherwise hidden; the other argues test-prep access tracks family income, reproducing the gap being measured.

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Per this course's neutrality convention, the dispute is stated without ruling on whether testing helps students.

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